Neighborhood attachment and its correlates: Exploring neighborhood conditions, collective efficacy, and gardening |
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Authors: | Nicole Comstock L. Miriam Dickinson Julie A. Marshall Mah-J. Soobader Mark S. Turbin Michael Buchenau Jill S. Litt |
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Affiliation: | a Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, CO 80246, USA;b Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, 12631 E. 17th Avenue, F496, Aurora, CO 80045, USA;c Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, 13001 E. 17th Place, Aurora, CO 80045, USA;d Statworks, 19 Carey Circle, Canton, MA 02021, USA;e Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Boulder, Campus Box: IBS 1, 483 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309, USA;f Denver Urban Gardens, 3377 Blake Street, Suite 113, Denver, CO 80205, USA;g Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, 13001 E. 17th Place, Aurora, CO 80045, USA |
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Abstract: | Neighborhood attachment relates to one’s emotional connection to physical and social environments. Such bonds are critical for shaping how people interact with their local environments, connect with others and may be vital for fostering sustainable health behavior change related to nutrition and physical activity. Using data from a population-based survey of neighborhood environments and health in Denver, Colorado (n = 410 respondents; n = 45 block-groups) and hierarchical linear modeling techniques, we examined the relationship between objective and perceived neighborhood conditions (e.g., crime, physical incivilities, sense of safety), social processes (e.g., collective efficacy) and recreational gardening and neighborhood attachment. Results indicate length of residency, collective efficacy, and home and community garden participation are associated with neighborhood attachment. Further research is warranted to consider neighborhood attachment as an intervening mechanism through which gardens and other outdoor everyday places may influence health behavior change. |
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Keywords: | Neighborhood attachment Multilevel model Home and community gardening Incivilities Safety Urban environment Health |
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